Editorial
Dear Reader,
In a minute I am going off on a tangent. First, a few words on all the rich content in this issue.
Iran is four times as large as California and has twice the population. It is...
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“The only way were going to stop them is to kill them.” This seems to be the present consensus of Iran’s national cabinet concerning the growing Christ-ward movement spreading throughout the...
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“Marg bar Amrika! Marg bar Amrika!” Death to America! has been the rallying cry of Iran’s Islamic Revolution since its earliest days. Images of Persian crowds chanting the regime’s favorite slogan...
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Officially, there are 1.1 million drug addicts in the nation of Iran. It is in fact illegal to say there are more. But in a recent international conference on addiction, a spokesperson for Iran’s...
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The first non-Jewish worshippers of Jesus may have been Persian Zoroastrians. The “magi from the east” recorded in Matthew’s gospel were likely members of an ancient Persian tribe who, like the...
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There are some Christians who believe that Islam is too evil and therefore it is impossible for any Muslim who puts his/her faith in Christ to stay among his/her own people as salt and light. Let...
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The rise of Islamist terrorism has enraged people across the world. Muslims have suffered the most from terrorists, and they have suffered from the Western backlash as well, so they are fearful and...
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Imagine attending an event where all the people are extremely committed to the same goal. There is no need for convincing people to get on the same page—they already are. There is no agenda to...
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Further ReflectionsRaising Local Resources
I have long felt that promoting healthy self-reliance is not an end in itself. The purpose of overcoming unhealthy dependency is to allow churches everywhere to...
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Further Reflections
Over the last month, we’ve all heard a lot about China. I write this before the Olympics start on 08/08/08. There has been an extended focus on China around the world. If the Olympics are...
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